Connection with duplex or multiple arrangement of torpedo-nets for facilitating the manipulation or brailing thereof.



G. M. SELBYf CONNECTION WITH DUPLEX 0R MULTIPLE ARRANGEMENT 0F TORPEDO NETS FOR FACILITATING THE MANIPULATION OR BRAILING THEREOF.

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v GEORGE MAY SELBY, 0F MILLWALL, LONDON, ENGLAND.

CGNNECTIQN WITH DUPLEX 0R MULTIPLE ARRANGEMENT OF TORPEDOJQ ETS FOB- FACILITATING THE MANIPULA'IION OR BRAILING THEREOF.

Specification of Letters 'latent.

Patented July 8, 1915.

Application filed-February 11, 1915, Serial No. 7,640.:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MAY SELBY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

siding at West Ferry Road, Millwall, in the county of London, England, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Connection with Duplex or' Multiple Arrangements of can be more quickly andreadily brought to.

its, or their, defensive, or out-board, position, at a suitable distance from the outerv net, than hitherto, the arrangement of the means accordin to this invention bemg such that, when desired, the said inner net, or mner nets, can be caused to he against, or be adjacent to, the outer net when the said outer net is inits'defensive, or out-board po-,

sition, and also such thatthe brailing of the inner net, or inner nets, can be .efl"ecte d ei multaneouslyv with the brailing of the outer net.

I ,will describe this-invention with refer ence to the accompanying drawingwhich illustrates" so much of the. forepart of a ship v and caused to be in a predetermined posias is necessary to illustrate an example of the application thereto of a duplex arrangement of torpedo nets in accordance with my invention, the said. nets being shown in their defensive, or out-board, position, it being understood, however, that the inventlon is not limited to the said duplex arrangement.

as the invention is applicable also to arrangements in which three, or more, nets are employed? I a The outer net 1 is'carried by booms 2 atta'rh to theship7s side in the usual, or any suita le, manner, and is provided with means ing of Letters Patent No.46?) A, granted to Bfillivant and Selby. a The fine and aft ends oftheupperirun 3 (not shown in the drawing) for brailing,

such, for example, as the means described and illustrated in the specificationand drawof the iJmer net 4 are attached to the booms 3 is suspended, accordmfg appeitainmn-to cachotl e n mediate booms 2. Each of the topping-ropes 5, to

topping-rope 5 is connected to the ships side by any suitable means, preferably such as W111 permit of the said end being easily and readily attached and detached from the ships side when desired, and the other end of the said rope is'suitably connected to the guide roller 11 may beprovided on the boom, on the underside of which roller the are in-board the topping ropes 5 connected to the inner net 4; will cause the said net to be lowered to an extent in accordance with the amount of slack which would have been present in the said ropes had not the said net been suspended therefrom, as aforesaid, and

outer end of its boom. an antifriction topping-rope 5 bears. When the booms 2 a will also cause the said net to lie against, or be in close proximity to, the outer net 1.

Outboard movement of the booms 2 causes the outer and the inner nets to be brought into the defensive position (asshown in the drawing) the innernet being, at the same; time, automatically raised, so'that its upper part is above the upper part of the outer net,

tion in-board of the said outer net.

Bypassing the brails described and shown, in the specification and drawing of the aforesaid Letters Patent No. .465 A; D. 1910 down the in-board' sideof the inner net t and up the out-board side of the outer net 1 simultaneous brailing of the nets can be effepted.

'The inner net 4 can be caused to lie against, or be in close proximity to, the outer net 1 when the said outer net is in its defensive position, by detaching from the ships side the ends? of the topping-ropes I '5 from which the inner net 4 is suspended,

whereupon it swings down by gravity on' Itheshort' length 8 of the topping rope 5, the outer 'end of which is secured to the I boom adjacent the .pointof suspension of the outer net. 5 f What I claim isgomprisin outer. and inner nets, booms from which sai .nets are suspended, topping ropes for. said' booms;,.connecte at their inner ends.

1.,Means for mampulating torpedo nets,

to-the ships side and at their outer ends the outer ends ofthe booms and means for suspending the inner net from said toppinge ropes.

2. Men s for manipulating torpedo nets,

comprising outer and inner nets, booms from which. said nets are suspended, topping ropes for said booms detachably connected at their [inner ends to theships side and at their outer ends to the outer ends of the booms and means for suspending the inner net from said topping ropes.

" 3. Means for manipulating torpedo nets comprising outer-and inner nets, booms from which said nets are suspended, topping ropes forrsai'd booms connected at their inner ends to theshifflsside and at their outer ends to the outer ends of the booms, said topping I ropes each consisting of two lengths, and an e erin connectin the same and means for a suspending said inner net from said eye rings.

4. Means for manipulating torpedo nets,-

GEORGE 'MAY SELBY.

Witnesses:

HAROLD ARTHUR STANSELL, JOHN EVERETTPARTNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for'fire cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of l'atelits,

Washington, D. O." 

